US announces intercontinental missile test
Trident missiles, launched from the sea, are carried by US submarines, while nuclear bombs are carried by strategic bombers.
The United States of America (USA) announced this Tuesday that it will test an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Wednesday, an unusual revelation aimed at preventing a worsening of tensions with Russia in the midst of the conflict in Ukraine.
"This test of the unarmed Minuteman III missile will take place tomorrow [Wednesday], the morning of September 7, from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California," said General Pat Ryder, a spokesman for the Pentagon (Department of Defense Department), in statements to the media.
"This is a routine test that has been planned for some time, and that, like previous tests, will validate and verify the effectiveness and p...